Al Masmak, Saturday, February 8th 2020 – Thanks to his second stage success this week after an impressive sprint, Phil Bauhaus made history by becoming the first ever overall winner of the Saudi Tour. The final day was indeed decided in a bunched sprint in Al Masmak. Led out in style by his prestigious Bahrain-McLaren team mate Mark Cavendish, the German conquered the win ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (Arkéa-Samsic) and Arvid de Kleijn (Riwald Readynez Cycling Team). Bauhaus finishes first of the general classification with a 2’’ advantage over Bouhanni and 13’’ over Rui Costa.
Princess Nourah University – Al Masmak (144,0 km)
1 Phil Bauhaus (GER) Bahrain – McLaren 3:18:57
2 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Team Arkéa – Samsic 0:00:00
3 Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:00:00
4 Timothy Dupont (Bel) Circus – Wanty Gobert 0:00:00
5 Imerio Cima (Ita) Gazprom – RusVelo 0:00:00
6 Matteo Malucelli (Ita) Caja Rural – Seguros RGA 0:00:00
7 Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Terengganu Inc. TSG Cycling Team 0:00:00
8 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) NTT Pro Cycling Team 0:00:00
9 Carlos Barbero (Esp) NTT Pro Cycling Team 0:00:00
10 Jetse Bol (Ned) Burgos – BH 0:00:00
11 Adrien Garel (Fra) B&B Hotels – Vital Concept 0:00:00
12 Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie 0:00:00
13 Adam De Vos (Can) Rally Cycling 0:00:00
14 Ivo Oliveira (Por) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:00
15 Boris Vallée (Bel) Wallonie Bruxelles 0:00:00
Endstand Gesamtwertung
1 Phil Bauhaus (GER) Bahrain – McLaren 17:53:38
2 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Team Arkéa – Samsic 0:00:02
3 Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:13
4 Youcef Reguigui (Alg) Terengganu Inc. TSG Cycling Team 0:00:22
5 Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Bahrain – McLaren 0:00:23
6 Carlos Barbero (Esp) NTT Pro Cycling Team 0:00:24
7 Sergei Chernetskii (Rus) Gazprom – RusVelo 0:00:25
8 Andreas Lorentz Kron (Den) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:00:25
9 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Total Direct Energie 0:00:26
10 August Jensen (Nor) Riwal Readynez Cycling Team 0:00:26